Recitation According To Hafs As To Misbah Style

These are some recitation rules according to Hafs and the style of Hamami from Wali from Feel From Amr from Sabah from Hafs, and the book " المصباح الزاهر فی القراءات العشر البواهر " Abul Karam Mubarak bin Hassan Shahrzoori's work. These are the ways represented in Ibn Jazri's book " طيبة النشر في القراءات العشر ":

1.   Shortening the separated prolong, as in the verse:

  ﴿لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ﴾ (Al-Kafiroon 2) (Example 1). (According to Shatibiyah method prolong can range 4 to 5 counts, but 4 counts is more common.) (example 2)

2.   The average connected prolong ranges 4 counts. (In Shtbiyah method that can range 4 to 5 counts, 4 is more common.)

3.   Reciting the word (يبصط)  in the Al-Baqarah chapter (example 3),(بصطة)  in A-Aaraf (example 4) and  (بمصيطر)in A-Ghashyah with (ص) (According to Shtibiyah tge words and are recited with (س) but is recited with (ص)).

4.   Reciting the word المصيطرون) ) in chapter Al-Toor with (س) (example 5). ((ص) in Shtibiya).

5.   Reciting(ءالله)  and  (ءآلذكرين) and(آلآن)  just with transposition.

6.   Stretching the beginning "Ain" (ع) letter at the start of Al-Shura chapter about an average of 4 counts. (In Shatibiyah method an average of 4 and full stretch of 6 counts is available, but the later is more common.)

7.   Stopping at Al-Insan chapter with shortening. (In Shatibiyah method in stopping case, two options are possible: 1- omitting the letter (ا) and stopping on non-vowelled (ل). 2- keeping the letter and having a normal stretch.)

8.   Reading (ضعف) and(ضعفا)  in Al-Rome chapter just with an /æ/ ("Fathah") vowel. (according to Shtibyiah it can be recited with either /æ/ ("Fathah") or /:/ ("Dhammah").)

9.   Reciting the word(فرق)  in Al-Shuara chapter, just with a thick /r/ (ر). (example 6) (As to Shatibyiah both thickness and thinness are allowable.)

10.                     Reciting the word(تأمنا)  in Yusuf chapter with non-vowelizing or smelling the sound (Ishmam). (For Shatibyiah it is true to non-vowelize or grab (Ikhtilas) the sound)

11.                     At the end of Al-Dhuha chapter saying or not saying Allah-u-Akbar "الله اکبر" is permitted.

These were some rules identified by Shiekh Abu Khalid Walid bin Manisi Salimi which have been told in the poem

 " بهجة الأرواح في نظم أحكام رواية حفص من طريق المصباح ".

(source: Ahlul Hadith site)

Here are some common mistakes in shortening the separated prolong:

1- Lack of consistency in situations where a separated prolong exists in one reciting session; once is recited with short prolongation and another time with long one. This is somehow a mixture of two different methods.

2-  Some people who recite prolongs short, do not observe the rest of the rules of that method and recite the word(بصطة)  with (ص) and the word(فرق)  with a thickness …

3- Some recite the word(هاؤم)  in the verse:

﴿فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَيَقُولُ هَاؤُمُ اقْرَؤُوا كِتَابِيهْ

(Al-Haqqah 19) (example 8) with a short prolong, because they suppose it something like these words: (هؤلاء)  and  (هأنتم)  has a short prolongation. However, this is not true, since it is one part word and will take a separated and long prolongation.